Why Is Neptune So Blue? And 3 Other Mysteries an Orbiter Could Solve

Start protecting yourself on the web at https://NordVPN.com/SCISHOW or use code SCISHOW and save 77%! Neptune s radius is almost four times larger than Earth s, its surface has super intense storms, and we barely know anything else about it. It is time to send another orbiter out there. Host: Caitlin Hofmeister For special, curated artifacts of this universe, check out https://scishowfinds.com/ ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, سلطان الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, Tim Curwick, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://hubblesite.org/news/69-neptune https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/neptune/in-depth/ https://www.space.com/33516-biggest-mysteries-of-neptune.html https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/neptunefact.html https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/uranusfact.html http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/138-Why-is-Neptune-blue- https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/hubble-imagery-confirms-new-dark-spot-on-neptune https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/science/dark-spots-in-our-knowledge-of-neptune.html https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/Neptune_Lithograph_h.pdf http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2004/03/planets-magnetic-mystery-solved https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15014493 http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/950/3/032020/pdf https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/uranus/ http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/150-What-is-the-weather-like-on-Neptune- http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1974ApJ...193..477T https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/its-raining-diamonds-inside-neptune-and-uranus-180964589/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-017-0219-9.epdf Images: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/936/neptune-from-the-very-large-telescope-vlt/?category=planets_neptune https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/611/neptune-full-disk-view/?category=planets_neptune https://images.nasa.gov/details-PIA00058.html https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4145 https://images.nasa.gov/details-PIA00050.html https://images.nasa.gov/details-PIA01491.html https://images.nasa.gov/details-PIA01287.html https://images.nasa.gov/details-PIA01142.html https://images.nasa.gov/details-PIA01285.html https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/hubble-imagery-confirms-new-dark-spot-on-neptune https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/908/outbound-view-of-jupiter/?category=planets_jupiter https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/lock-icons-and-symbols-gm838965566-136556101 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/laptop-line-icon-outline-vector-sign-gm825134092-133737151 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/space-rocket-start-up-launch-symbol-innovation-development-technology-flat-design-gm923692330-253537625